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社会見学 (しゃかいけんがく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

社しゃ会かい見けん学がく

Meanings

1

noun

school field trip; educational visit

Used for class outings to factories, museums, offices, etc., as part of school learning.

来らい週しゅう、社しゃ会かい見けん学がくで自じ動どう車しゃ工こう場じょうに行いきます。
Next week, we're going to a car factory on a school field trip.
社しゃ会かい見けん学がくのしおりを配くばります。
I'll hand out the field trip guidebook.

Kanji

社company, firm, office
会meeting, meet, party
見see, hopes, chances
学

study, learning, science

Similar words

遠えん足そく
遠足 is a school excursion or outing, often recreational (e.g., to a park or mountain), while 社会見学 is specifically an educational visit to a workplace or institution.
修しゅう学がく旅りょ行こう
修学旅行 is a longer school trip, usually overnight and to a distant destination, whereas 社会見学 is typically a shorter, local visit.

Etymology

Compound of 社会 (society) and 見学 (observation/study visit). The term is a straightforward modern coinage for school-organized visits to learn about society and workplaces.